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FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
256 AM CDT MON APR 6 2026
..ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED
* AFFECTED AREA: PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST
TEXAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR.
* TIMING: FROM 11 AM CDT UNTIL 7 PM CDT.
* 20 FOOT WIND: NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY: AS LOW AS 25 TO 30 PERCENT.
* FUELS: DESPITE RECENT RAINFALL, FUELS REMAIN DRY DUE TO ONGOING
DROUGHT.
* IMPACTS: WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR ERRATIC WILDFIRE
GROWTH AND SPREAD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT COULD INADVERTENTLY CAUSE WILDFIRES ARE
DISCOURAGED. AVOID PARKING VEHICLES OR USING WELDING OR GRINDING
EQUIPMENT NEAR DRY GRASS, BRUSH, AND WEEDS. DO NOT TOSS CIGARETTE
BUTTS ON THE GROUND.
BE SURE TO REPORT WILDFIRES QUICKLY TO THE NEAREST FIRE
DEPARTMENT OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE.
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